This seems like a reasonable start to addressing the problem. There IS still the issue of the DRM software being on people’s PC’s, AND the issue that the uninstallers for both this and the other DRM method Sony uses have serious security flaws.

I’m still waiting for Sony to find a way to address those issues. Good job on the CD swap program though. I just hope they don’t forget the other “pesky problems” and think the CD swap “fixes” everything.

Another sony lawsuit? (The DRM that stole Christmas for Sony?)Now it appears that the Illionois Attorney General is also investigating Sony in relation to the recent DRM software debacle related to their XCP Digital Rights Management software. her office has requested information from the company regarding anti-piracy software it included on music CDs that experts have shown exposes Microsoft......

Make an autorun cd show a web document on autoplay...There's a utility called Thumbs that looks like a good quick way to make a cd launch a web documented on autoplay in Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/ ...Of course, autoplay under windows is fairly easy to setup. If you have a program on the disk you can just have autorun.inf in the......

OTHER Sony DRM software has security flaws too.You almost want to bury your head in the sand at this point if you're Sony.... Freedom-to-tinker has some details. The last couple weeks the XCP copy protection that Sony uses has been the center of a Firestorm for rootkit capabilities and massive security problems. Well, it seems the OTHER......

IPodMeister: Trade your CDs for an iPod or iPhone... legally?CNet's Cheapskate Blog is one of my favorite sites for technology deals and very much a daily read. They recently had this article on iPodMeister. They provide you with the labels for free shipping. You simply pack up your old CDs and get a new iPod, iPhone, or hard drive.......

A Number Of Approaches To Promote Your Online BusinessWhen it comes to traffic generation and marketing any online businesses you will find it more challenging than it is if you had an off line business. You need to remember that the online world is vast and in some ways it happens to be bigger than the real world......

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